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` M. WHITE HAND BAG Filed May 1, 1924 Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

UNITED STATES MORRIS WHrTE, or New YORK, N. Y.

HAND BAG.

Application filed May 1,

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, MORRIS WHITE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand Bags, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bags, particularly thoseadapted for ladies use, such as handbags, pocketbooks, and under-the-armbags, its object being to provide suoli bags with an attachmentincluding a mirror and a iap on one of its exterior faces so as to allowan inspection of the face and headdress without opening up the bag, asis required with bags now in use.

Some of the purposes of this invention are the provision of a mirrorwhich is easily accessible without Opening the bag, and the provision ofa protective element to cover the mirror when the mirror is not in use,the arrangement being such that the protective element will swing bygravity out of the line of vision in the mirror, when the fasteningmember holding the protective element or flap in protective relation tothe mirror is open.

Another purpose is the provision of a pocket on the inner face of theprotective Hap so arranged that when the flap is down or in openposition, the Opening into said pocket is from above, the relation ofbag, mirror, protective flap, and pocket in said flap being such that atno time can anything drop out of said pocket unless the bag be turnedupside down. Other purposes will become apparent on reading the appendeddescription.

An exemplary embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the drawings,where- 111:-

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a ladys bag provided with the protectiveflap in open position.

Fig. 2 is a sectional end view of the same in closed position.

As illustrated in the drawings, 1 repre sents a ladys bag having acentral compartment 2 on which are held the jaws 3 and 4C connected witheach other by hinge joints 5 in the usual manner. On the top of the jaw3 is a suitable lock 6 adapted to lock the jaws in place, so as to holdthe compartment 2 closed.

Adjacent the jaws 3 and 11 are compart- 1924. SeraI No. 710,261.

ments 7 and 8. Secured to or integral with the rear side 9 of the ladysbag 1 is a flap 10 adapted to cover the compartments 7 and 8 and thejaws 3 and 4c, respectively. Fla-p 10 is provided adjacent its free endwith a snap fastener 13 which is adapted to be held by a snap socket,not shown, secured to the side 15 of the bag 1. A pocket is generallyprovided on the inner face of the rear side 9 of the bag for thereception of a small, flat purse or other suit-able article 9a; andanother pocket 9b is provided on the Outer rear side of the bag betweenthe two rear sides 9 and 16, the side 16 not extending to the top of thebag in order to provide easy access to said pocket.

A support 18, preferably a suitable piece Of cloth, is sewed to theouter face of the exterior portion 16, although, if desired, it may beadhesively attached, but sewing is preferable. The edges of the mirror2O may be suitably covered if desired, as by a thin leather binder 19,and this binder may cover as much of the rear surface as is desired, forornamental purposes. The mirror is then adhesively attached to thesupport 18, preferably by adhesively attaching thereto a sheet ofsomewhat porous tough paper 19, which is then adhesively attached to thesupport 18. A flap 21 is attached, pref erably by sewing, to the outerface of the side 16 of the bag before the mirror is applied to the bag,and the fiap is in such position that the lower edge of the mirror willoverlap and be outside of the stitching, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.This flap 21 is stiffened, except at the part adj acent the mirror whereit is flexible, so that it may be folded up over the mirror and securelyheld in place to protect the same by a snap fastener 23 co-operatingwith the socket 24, or by other suitable means. A piece of material 21ais stitched as at 21b and 21c to provide a pocket 21d, in which may becarried various devices for cO-Operation with the mirror, such as ladiespowder boxes, lip sticks, etc., but some of these may, if desired, becarried within the pocket 9".

A cord 11 passes around the bend of the flap 10 and is held in place bysuitably dimensioning the cord, and such cord may, if desired, have anornamental extension 12.

The particular exemplication of my invention illustrated and describedis known as an under-the-arm bag, and is generally carried by passingthe hand between the outer or upper side of the flap 10 and the cord 11,the palm of the hand resting more or less against the front of the bagand the lingers bein bent down somewhat over the rear side. y socarrying the bag it can be held in an upright position before the face,and the fastening device 23, 24 opened, whereupon the flap 2l will falldown of its own weight out of the line of vision in the mirror, at thesame time exposing the-pocket 21d in upright position.

It is of course understood that my inven- Vtion is not limited to theexact bag illustrated, whiclris my preferred embodiment ofthe invention,and that various changes maybe made within the scope of the claimshereto appended.

Having described my invention, what I 'desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States is: having a mirror attached l. A handbag toan outer'face thereof, a iap hingedly secured' adjacent the lower edgeof the mirror, and a sheet of material attached to the face of the flapadjacent the mirror forming a pocket opening upwardly when the flapisdown..

2. A bagv comprising sides and containing pockets therebetween, one ofsaid sides having an extension thereon forming a flap to close the bag,co-operatmg fastening means on the .outer surface of another side andadjacent the end of said flap, a cord fitting about that part of theflap which is uppermo'st when in closed position, a mirror on theexterior of ythe other side of the bag not covered by-- the flap when inclosed position, asti iapshaving a flexible portion attached tothe bagunder the edge ofthel mirror. y

,3. .Abag comprising sides and containing pockets therebetween, one ofsaid sides -havingan extension thereon forming' a flap to close the bag,co-operating fastening means lpockets therebetween, one of said sideshav-' ing an extension thereon forming a ap to close the bag,co-operating fastening means on the outer surface of another side andadjacent the end of said flap, a cord fitting;

about that part of the Hap which is uppermost when in closedposition, amirror on' I the exterior of the other side of thebag not covered by theflap when in closed position, a sti flap having a flexible portionattached to thebag under the lower edge of themirror between said mirrorand the face ofthe bag, and means to hold said last mentioned flap inclosed position. l K j 5. A-bag comprising sides and containing pocketstherebetween, one of said sides hav- 1 ing an extension thereonforming-a,- flap' to i close the bag, co-operating fasteningmeans j onthe outer surface of another side and: adjacent the endjof said iap', acord-fitting about that part of the .flapI which is uppermost when inclosed position, a mirror on the exterior of theI other side of the bagnotv covered by the flap when in closed position, a stiff flap having aflexible portion attached to the bag 'under the edge of the mirror,

said last mentionedflap having a pocket therein opening upwardly whenthe flap is' open, and means to hold said last mentioned `flap in closedposition.

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